HMS H43

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS H43
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Laid down4 October 1917
Launched3 February 1919
Commissioned25 November 1919
FateSold for scrapping, November 1944
General characteristics
Class & typeH class submarine
Displacement
  • 423 long tons (430 t) surfaced
  • 510 long tons (518 t) submerged
Length171 ft 0 in (52.12 m)
Beam15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 2,985 nmi (5,528 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) surfaced
  • 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged
Complement22
Armament

HMS H43 was a British H class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne. She was laid down on 4 October 1917 and was commissioned on 25 November 1919. It had a complement of twenty-two crew members.

HMS H43 was one of the seven H class submarines to survive to the end of World War II . HMS H43 was sold in November 1944 and was scrapped in Troon in 1945.